@BEGINEVENTS

@IF
TURN
turn=15
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1115: Akuta, chief of the Jurchen nomads, founds the Jin Empire in northern 
China.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=18
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1118: Alexius Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium, dies after 37 years on the 
throne. During his reign he reconquered territory in Asia Minor from the Seljuk Turks and also 
repulsed the Normans and nomadic steppe peoples.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=26
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1126: The Jin capture Kaifeng, the capital of the Song dynasty of southern 
China, capturing the dual emperors Huizong and Qinzong. They only agree to withdraw and 
release the prisoners after receiving an exorbitant ransom.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=38
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1138: Boleslaw III, King of Poland, dies after a 36-year reign. During this time 
he expanded the kingdom's territory to the north and west, but upon his death the country is 
divided between his four sons, beginning the so-called "Period of Fragmentation".
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=47
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1147: The Almoravid Empire, once encompassing Spain and North Africa, is 
destroyed with the capture of its capital, Marrakesh, by the rival Almohad sect. The Almohad 
ruler, Abd al-Mumin, claims the Caliphate for himself.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=52
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1152: Frederick Barbarossa is elected King of Germany and Holy Roman 
Emperor.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=54
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1154: Roger, King of Sicily, who forged a Norman empire spanning southern 
Italy, Sicily and Tunisia, dies.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=67
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1167: The cities of northern Italy form the Lombard League to oppose the 
power of the Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=76
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1176: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa is defeated by the 
Lombard League at the battle of Legnano.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=83
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1183: Saladin conquers Syria and assumes the dual sultanship of Egypt and 
Syria.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=87
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1187: Saladin defeats the Frankish (West European) forces at Hittin, going on 
to conquer Jerusalem and destroying the Latin kingdom of Palestine. Now, only the ports of 
Tyre, Tripoli and Antioch remain unconquered.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=90
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1190: Frederick Barbarossa, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, 
dies leading forces on the Third Crusade. The emperor was approaching Seleucia, on the coast 
of Asia Minor in Byzantine territory.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=92
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1192: Minamoto Yoritomo is made first shogun of Japan by the emperor, 
following his clan's defeat of their Taira rivals.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=104
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1204: Crusaders, on their way to the Holy Land, turn on their erstwhile 
Byzantine allies and sack Constantinople, the empire's capital, with huge destruction. The 
Crusaders are backed by Venetian financiers, with Byzantine territory now being divided 
between the Venetians and various Latin (West European) factions. Rump Byzantine states 
survive on the periphery.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=108
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1208: With the conquest of Turkestan, the Mongol leader Genghis Khan is 
master of Central Asia.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=112
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1212: Christian Spanish forces under the Castilian ruler Alfonso VIII inflict a 
crushing defeat on the Muslims a the battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, near the river Guadalquivir 
between Toledo and Granada. 
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=115
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1215: The Mongols under Genghis Khan capture Beijing, capital of the Jin 
Empire.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=127
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1227: Genghis Khan dies. During his reign the Mongols became united and 
conquered a swathe of territory encompassing Central Asia and northern China.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=140
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1240: The Mongols sack Kiev. Most of the Russian principalities are now 
under their dominion, with the notable exception of Novgorod.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=142
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1242: Alexander Nevsky, Prince of Novgorod, routs the Teutonic Knights at 
Lake Peipus, thwarting their expansion into Russia.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=150
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1250: Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily. During 
his reign he faced suspicion and hostility from the Papacy, which feared his ambitions; he was 
excommunicated three times.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=158
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1258: The Mongols capture Baghdad, capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. They 
sack the city and slaughter most of the inhabitants.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=161
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1261: Michael VIII Palaeologus seizes Constantinople, destroying the Latin 
Empire and restoring the Byzantine Empire.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=170
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1270: Beginning of the reign of Yekuno Amlak in Ethiopia, who founds the 
Solomonic dynasty.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=179
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1279: The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan overcomes the last Song resistance 
and reunifies China under the Yuan dynasty.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=191
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1291: Acre, the last Crusader port left in Palestine, falls to an Islamic army 
from Egypt, which had besieged the city for 53 days.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=194
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1294: Kublai Khan, emperor of the Mongols, dies at the age of 80. During his 
reign he conquered Song China and his empire stretched from Korea in the east to the borders of 
 Poland in the west, making it the largest contiguous land empire in history.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=221
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1321: Death of Dante Alighieri, author of "The Divine Comedy". The text 
marks a landmark in vernacular use, being written in the Florentine's native Italian dialect.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=225
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1325: Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali and grandson of the empire's founder 
Sundiata Keita, goes on hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=245
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1345: The Aztecs found their capital, Tenochtitlan.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=256
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1356: The Hanseatic League is formed, with its "capital" at Lubeck in North 
Germany. The Hanse is a collection of mainly German cities with common trading interests, which 
 dominates Baltic and North Sea trade.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=268
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1368: Zhu Yanzhang captures Dadu (Beijing) from the Mongols and 
establishes the Ming dynasty, with its capital at Nanjing.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=278
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1378: The Roman Catholic Church is split by the Great Schism, with the 
Avignon-based pope, Clement VII opposed to the Rome-based one, Urban VI. Both sides 
accuse each other of being too heavily influenced by secular patrons, the former by the French 
king, the latter by the Roman mob.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=286
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1386: Poland and Lithuania are united in personal union by the marriage of 
Grand Duke Jagello of Lithuania to queen Jadwiga of Poland. As part of the treaty, the 
Lithuanians convert to Christianity, being the last European people to do so.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=289
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1389: The Serb army is crushed by the Ottoman Turks at Kosovo, 
precipitating the Ottomans' continued advance into the Balkans.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=297
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1397: The Scanidavian kingdoms of Norway, Sweden and Denmark are 
united by the Union of Kalmar, under the rulership of Queen Margarethe of Denmark.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Avignon
attacker=County of Burgundy
defender=ANYBODY
@THEN
TEXT
Avignon falls to the Burgundians, who hope to re-create the "middle kingdom" of the Emperor 
Lothair, which once stretched from Italy to the Netherlands.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1405: The Asian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane)- a descendant of Genchis 
Khan - dies on his way to China, having in his lifetime forged an empire encompassing Persia, 
Mesopotamia, Afghanistan and large swathes of Central Asia.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=315
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1415: Jan Hus, the Czech religious reformer, is burnt at the stake after finally 
being defeated by the Holy Roman Emperor, Sigismund.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=322
@THEN
TEXT
WORLD NEWS 1422: Zheng He, the Chinese admiral dispatched by the Ming government to 
discover lands to the west and spread the influence of the Middle Kingdom, reaches Malindi in 
East Africa.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
36,30
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
37,31
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
35,29
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
37,33
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
38,34
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
34,30
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
37,35
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=1
@THEN
TEXT
The Danes invade Yorkshire!!
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
TEXT
A rebellion breaks out in Normandy led by the king's brother!
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
41,71
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
40,72
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
39,71
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
39,69
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
41,69
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
40,68
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
35,73
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
35,75
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
34,76
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
33,73
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=2
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Skirmishers
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
32,74
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Dijon
attacker=French
defender=County of Burgundy
@THEN
TEXT
The French capture Dijon, capital of the duchy of Burgundy, thereby crushing Burgundian hopes 
to rival their overlords in Paris.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Naoned
attacker=French
defender=Bretons
@THEN
TEXT
The French capturre Naoned/Nantes, capital of the duchy of Brittany. The loss deprives the 
Bretons of their most important city and port.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Ghent
attacker=French
defender=County of Flanders
@THEN
TEXT
The French capture Ghent, one of the largest and wealthiest cities in Flanders.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Toulouse
attacker=French
defender=ANYBODY
@THEN
TEXT
The French capture Toulouse, which up until this time has been the capital of an important 
independent duchy.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Edinburgh
attacker=English
defender=Scots
@THEN
TEXT
The English capture the Scottish royal capital, Edinburgh. The Scots withdraw northwards, 
hoping the mountain fastnesses will keep them safe.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=Armagh
attacker=Irish
defender=ANYBODY
@THEN
TEXT
U Briain forces from the southern Irish kingdom of Munster capture Armagh, ecclesiastical 
capital of Ireland and up until now a strong supporter of the rival Mac Lochlainn clan.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
CITYTAKEN
city=York
attacker=Scots
defender=English
@THEN
TEXT
The Scots capture York, the most important city in northern England, and slaughter the 
inhabitants.
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
20,16
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
21,17
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
21,19
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
21,21
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
22,16
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Viking
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=NONE
locations
22,14
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=56
@THEN
TEXT
A large army of Norse-Gaels led by the warlord Somerled invade Argyll, attempting to wrest the 
area from the king of Scots!
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Owain Glyndwr
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
25,41
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Greatsword
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
24,42
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Plated Knight
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
26,42
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Plated Knight
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
26,40
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Battering Ram
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
27,43
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Trebuchet
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
27,45
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
TEXT
The Welsh nobleman Owain Glyndwr launches a national rebellion to free the Welsh from English 
domination!
ENDTEXT
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Trebuchet
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
26,46
endlocations
@ENDIF

@IF
TURN
turn=305
@THEN
CREATEUNIT
unit=Plated Knight
owner=TRIGGERATTACKER
veteran=yes
homecity=none
locations
25,47
endlocations
@ENDIF

@ENDEVENTS
